South Carolina and Clemson win national baseball title
South Carolina and Clemson baseball teams both reached the College World Series in Omaha and the Gamecocks defeated UCLA 2-1 to claim the national championship. The season marks the state’s first major men’s sporting title and brings pride after a difficult year.
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Petraeus warns of intensifying Afghan war fighting
Gen. David Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee that insurgents will likely escalate as U S forces push into Afghan safe havens. He warned the conflict could grow tougher in coming months amid anti insurgent efforts. An editorial in Reforma questioned elections as organized crime wields power after a governor candidate was killed.
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Aiken Standard Staff Contact Details
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SRR marks progress toward closing Savannah River Site waste tanks
Jim French notes one year into Savannah River Remediation contract, progress on closing 22 old style waste tanks at the Savannah River Site. Fifteen tanks actively managed, four on track for closure by 2012. Process includes glassified high level waste, cementlike grout sealing, and public input meetings.
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Kyle Smith Named Kennedy Middle School Principal
Barbara Gill of Aiken writes to praise Kyle Smith’s record at North Augusta High School and asks Kennedy Middle School families to support him in prayer as he takes the helm. She notes his approachable leadership and commitment to a positive school community for teachers staff students and families.
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World of PC Lives On in Columnist
A columnist argues the Nobel Peace Prize and Pulitzer Prize have been distorted by political correctness. It lauds Kathleen Parker’s shift left and ascent to media prominence, citing her Palin criticisms and later recognition by CNN and the Pulitzer Prize.
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Readers are invited to send opinions on issues to the Aiken Standard via mail at Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 or by email to letters at aikenstandard.com or by fax at 648-6052.
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